Iterative and Participative Axiomatic Design Process to Improve Conceptual Design of Large-Scale Engineering Systems

This research discusses the use of a systematic design method, the Iterative and Participative Axiomatic Design Process (IPADeP), for the early conceptual design stage of large-scale engineering systems. The involvement of multiple and competing requirements has imposed high challenges for achieving an affordable design of complex systems in a reasonable lead time. Systems Engineering (SE) focuses on how to design and manage complex systems over their life cycles. Both must begin by discovering the real problems that need to be resolved and identifying from the early stage of the design the main stakeholder requirements and customer needs. The Axiomatic Design (AD) methodology is widely recognized in the literature to efficiently support the design of complex systems from the early conceptual stage. IPADeP provides a systematic methodology for applying AD theory in the conceptual design of large-scale engineering systems, aiming to minimize the risks related to the uncertainty and incompleteness of requirements and to improve the collaboration of multi-disciplinary design teams.

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